SENATE RESOLUTION 2

50th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2012

INTRODUCED BY

Dede Feldman

A RESOLUTION

AMENDING THE SENATE RULES TO REQUIRE WEBCASTING OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS.

     WHEREAS, Senate Rule 24-1 provides that the rules of the senate may be amended by a two-thirds' vote of all the members of the senate or by a majority vote of the members of the senate upon the recommendation of the rules committee;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that Senate Rule 9-5-7 be amended to read:

"9-5-7    In addition to the transmissions provided for in Senate Rule 9-5-8, photography, video or audio recording or transmission of committee proceedings may, upon request, be allowed with the permission of the chair and ranking member."; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Senate Rule 9-5-8 be adopted to read:

"9-5-8    During any session of the fifty-first and subsequent legislatures, live audio and video streams of senate standing committee proceedings shall be accessible through the legislature's web site in a manner befitting the senate, including an appropriate user interface. A stream shall begin as soon as practicable after the chair has called the meeting to order and shall terminate as soon as practicable after the committee has recessed or adjourned or upon order of the chair. The streams shall not be archived. A stream shall carry a notice to the effect that the stream is being produced for the benefit of the public and any political use is prohibited and that the stream is not an official record of the senate's proceedings.".

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